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Dave McMenamin: Duncan Robinson was named as the NBA Cares Bob Lanier Community Assist Award winner for the month of April
Duncan Robinson was named as the NBA Cares Bob Lanier Community Assist Award winner for the month of April pic.twitter.com/Jsr65LS8HK
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) May 8, 2026

ESPN Insights: Cade Cunningham and Tobias Harris are the third duo in Pistons history each with 30 points in a playoff game . Joining: - 1977 First Round: Bob Lanier and Howard Porter vs. Warriors - 1976 Semis: Bob Lanier and Curtis Rowe vs. Warriors

Jorge Sierra: Rudy Gobert is now No. 45 all-time in rebounds after passing Bob Lanier and Sam Lacey. Also: Nikola Vucevic passed Latrell Sprewell in scoring for No. 109 in NBA history. Kawhi Leonard moved ahead of Al Horford for No. 164.

Marc J. Spears: Magic center Wendell Carter, Jr. named the NBA Cares Bob Lanier Community Assist Award winner for January. He is being recognized for his Flight 34 Aviation Event providing Orange County Public School students an intro to aviation, and his 3rd annual basketball camp in Atlanta.
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Marc J. Spears: Magic guard Cole Anthony named the NBA Cares Bob Lanier Community Assist Award winner for October. Anthony is being recognized for his work supporting youth health and wellness through hosting a financial literacy workshop, fundraising events and youth basketball clinics.

Jorge Sierra: Luka Doncic passed Wes Unseld, Bob Lanier and Andrew Toney in playoff scoring last night. He's No. 174 all-time now.

Jordan Howenstine: Victor Wembanyama is the 10th player in NBA history to average 20/10/3 blocks in a season. Kareem, Ewing, Hayes, Lanier, McAdoo, Mourning, Shaq, Hakeem, D. Robinson. Wemby the only player to do it in less than 30 minutes per game. He did it as a rookie.
Marc J. Spears: Clippers guard Terance Mann named the NBA Cares Bob Lanier Community Assist Award winner for February. He is being recognized for promoting youth mentorship and community engagement through the his foundation. He will receive the David Robinson trophy and 10K to his foundation. pic.twitter.com/evlvsEtNCY
Clippers guard Terance Mann named the NBA Cares Bob Lanier Community Assist Award winner for February. He is being recognized for promoting youth mentorship and community engagement through the his foundation. He will receive the David Robinson trophy and 10K to his foundation. pic.twitter.com/evlvsEtNCY
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) March 25, 2024

Kristian Winfield: The NBA today announced New York Knicks forward Julius Randle as the NBA Cares Bob Lanier Community Assist Award winner for the month of January. Randle pledges $500 for each 3 he makes this season to the Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School in New York City.
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The NBA today announced Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo as the NBA Cares Bob Lanier Community Assist Award winner for the month of December. Antetokounmpo is being recognized for his efforts throughout Season of Giving – an annual five-week celebration beginning in mid-November that runs through December when NBA teams and players give back by supporting and uplifting youth, families, and organizations in their communities. Antetokounmpo will receive the David Robinson trophy and the NBA will donate $10,000 to the Charles Antetokounmpo Family Foundation.

Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma averages 4.4 assists per game. But the assists he is giving to incarcerated women back in his hometown of Flint, Michigan, was recognized by the NBA on Friday. Each month, the NBA Cares Bob Lanier Community Assist Award recognizes a player monthly for their outstanding work in the community. Kuzma was named the NBA Cares Bob Lanier Community Assist Award winner for November. The NBA champion hosted an event on Nov. 26 through his Kyle Kuzma Family Foundation in which it announced it is aiding incarcerated mothers in the Genesee County (Mich.) Jail who are beginning the process of re-entering society. The foundation is donating gifts and clothing to the mothers and their children.

Kuzma and his mother, Karri, also unveiled “Kuz’s Corner,” two newly renovated jail cells where incarcerated women visit their children, and the Kyle Kuzma Family Foundation is partnering with I.G.N.I.T.E and R.I.S.E., both jail reform organizations, to help incarcerated mothers. With R.I.S.E, the foundation is also working is creating a program sponsoring moms in their first six months of release from Genesee County Jail. “We look forward to helping inspire women that are incarcerated to learn as much as they can within their stay in jail, [and to] get their certificates with I.G.N.I.T.E. to gain skills they can utilize when they get out,” Karri Kuzma told Andscape. “By renovating the two cells, we hope that will also inspire women to become mentors to others both inside and outside of jail and to help them be the best version of themselves.”